The Four Nations Ensemble Performances for January 2008

Date	Location	Concert
Thursday January 10th 6:00 - 6:45 PM Exhibition Tour (optional) 7:30 - 9:00 PM Concert and Reception	Exhibition Tour Bard Graduate Center 18 West 86th Street Concert & Reception Mannes College The New School for Music 150 West 85th Street Tickets: $25 general $17 seniors and students For tickets and information call (212) 501-3011 or E-mail: programs@bgc.bard.edu	MUSICAL OFFERINGS Music as a Diplomatic Gift in 18th-Century Europe The Four Nations Ensemble Charles Brink, flute Krista Bennion Feeney, violin Loretta O’Sullivan, cello Andrew Appel, harpsichord and director Guest Artist Jessica Gould, soprano
About the Program While porcelain, paintings, and precious gems were valued as gifts among royal courts, music was an equally significant offering as well as an accompaniment to gift-giving rituals. Serenades, sonatas, cantatas, and recreational music were often presented as forms of affection, respect, and homage. In this concert, soprano Jessica Gould joins the Four Nations Ensemble in a performance of Johann Sebastian Bach's trio from the Musical Offering (composed for Frederick the Great of Prussia) and selections from the Anna Magdalena Notebook (a gift from J. S. Bach to his wife) along with works by Hasse, Heinichen, and others. This concert is presented in conjuction with an exhibition at the Bard Graduate Center, "Fragile Diplomacy: Meissen Porcelain for European Courts" on view from November 15 through February 14, 2008.
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